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Clare may refer to: Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley Clare Valley, South Australia Clare
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English singer-songwriter (born 1985)
Alexander George Clare (born 14 September 1985) is an English singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Lateness of the Hour, was released in the UK
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American actress
Clare Kramer is an American actress. Her credits include Bring It On (2000), The Rules of Attraction (2002), D.E.B.S. (2003), Tru Calling (2004), The
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English poet (1793–1864)
John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside
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Foundress of the Franciscan Second Order and saint
Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), is
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County in Ireland
County Clare (/ˈklɛər/ CLAIR, Irish: Contae an Chláir) is a county in the province of Munster in the Southern part of Ireland, bordered on the west by
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Australian actor (born 1982)
Dustin Clare (born 2 January 1982) is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
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Look up Clare in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clare is a surname of English or Irish origin.[citation needed] Notable people with the surname include:
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British actress
Clare Perkins is an English actress, known for her roles as Denise Boulter in Family Affairs and Ava Hartman in EastEnders. Perkins' first role was as
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American actress and producer
Clare Grant is an American actress, model and producer. She co-founded Team Unicorn, which has produced several web series and music video parodies including
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Scottish actress and singer (born 1962)
Claire Patricia Grogan (born 17 March 1962), known professionally as Clare Grogan or sometimes as C. P. Grogan, is a Scottish singer and actress. She
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Catholic order of convent nuns
The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare (Latin: Ordo Sanctae Clarae), originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known
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Northern Irish chef
Clare Smyth (born 6 September 1978) is a British chef. She is the Chef Patron of three-Michelin star Core by Clare Smyth which opened in 2017. Previously
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British politician (born 1946)
Clare Short (born 15 February 1946) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003. Short began
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English singer and songwriter (born 1947)
Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is an English singer and songwriter known for her improvised singing in "The Great Gig in the Sky" (1973) by Pink
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English biographer
Clare Margaret Mulley (born July 1969) is an English biographer of notable women. Her subjects have included Eglantyne Jebb; Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine
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Australian actress, singer and dancer (born 1984)
Clare Maree Bowen (born 12 May 1984) is an Australian actress, singer and dancer, best known for her role as Scarlett O'Connor in the ABC/CMT musical-drama
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American heiress and convicted felon
Clare Webb Bronfman (born 1979) is an American heiress and former leader of NXIVM, a multi-level marketing company and cult based near Albany, New York
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Anglo-Norman noble family
The House of Clare was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble family that ruled the Earldoms of Pembroke, Hertford and Gloucester in England and Wales throughout
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American author (born 1973)
Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments. Cassandra Clare was born on
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English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author (born 1971)
Clare Victoria Balding (born 29 January 1971) is an English broadcast journalist and author. She currently presents programmes for BBC Sport and Channel
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Irish mountain climber
Clare O'Leary (born 1972) is an Irish gastroenterologist, mountain climber and adventurer. She was the first Irish woman to climb Mount Everest and complete
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Church in Assisi, central Italy
The Basilica of Saint Clare of Assisi (Italian: Basilica di Santa Chiara d'Assisi; is a church in Assisi, central Italy. It is dedicated to and contains
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English footballer (born 1996)
Sean James Kweku Clare (born 18 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One club Leyton
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English newsreader and presenter
Clare Kathleen Frisby is a newsreader for Look North based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. She first attended Bennett Memorial Diocesan School. Later
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Canadian actress
Clare Stone is a Canadian nurse and former actress. Stone has appeared in movies and television works such as Would Be Kings, The Jane Show, Breach, Mom
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British actress (born 1955)
Clare Frances Elizabeth Higgins (born 10 November 1955) is an English actress. She is a three-time winner of the Olivier Award for Best Actress; for Sweet
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Island in County Mayo, Ireland
Clare Island (Irish: Cliara or Oileán Chliara), also historically Inishcleer, is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo
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American actress
Clare Caitlin McNulty (born October 15, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Allie in the independent comedy film Fort Tilden (2014)
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Topics referred to by the same term
Saint Clare may refer to: Saint Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), the founder of the Poor Clares and companion of Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Clare of Montefalco
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English actress (born 1976)
Clare Buckfield (born 10 April 1976) is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Jenny Porter in the BBC sitcom 2point4 Children for most
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English actress (born 1974)
Clare Michelle Calbraith (born 1 January 1974) is an English actress, born in Winsford, Cheshire, and raised in Liverpool and Cheshire, whose appearances
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American actress (born 1967)
Clare Carey (born June 11, 1967) is an American film and television actress best known for her roles as Kelly Fox in Coach (1989-1995) and Mary Bailey
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British stylist and fashion designer (born 1970)
Clare Waight Keller (born 19 August 1970) is a British stylist and fashion designer, who has served as the artistic director for a number of luxury fashion
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Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
The Clare (formerly The Clare at Water Tower) is a high-rise independent living community for seniors. It is situated on the Loyola University Chicago
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English actress
Clare Margaret Holman is an English actress. She portrayed forensic pathologist Laura Hobson in the crime drama series Inspector Morse and its spin-off
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2024 American film
Saint Clare is a 2024 American thriller film written by Mitzi Peirone and Guinevere Turner, directed by Peirone and starring Bella Thorne, Rebecca De
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College of the University of Cambridge
It was refounded in 1338 as Clare Hall by an endowment from Elizabeth de Clare, and took on its current name in 1856. Clare is well-known for its chapel
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British actress (born 1976)
Clare Julia "Keeley" Hawes (born 10 February 1976) is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our
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American author and politician (1903–1987)
Clare Boothe Luce (née Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, diplomat, and public intellectual. A versatile
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English film director
Clare Kilner is an English film and television director. In film, she is best known for directing How to Deal (2003) and The Wedding Date (2005). On television
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Australian activist
Clare Oliver (25 August 1981 – 13 September 2007) was an Australian woman whose own health crisis prompted her to become an activist, garnering wide media
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Fictional character from Hollyoaks
Clare Devine (née Black, also Cunningham and Devine-Banks) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Bissix
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Catholic religious sister and former actress (1982–2016)
Clare Crockett, SHM, religious name Clare Maria of the Trinity and the Heart of Mary, (14 November 1982 – 16 April 2016) was an Irish Catholic religious
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Australian musician
Clare Bowditch (born 9 September 1975) is an Australian musician, author, and occasional actress. At the 2020 ABIA (Australian Book Industry Awards) she
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American television personality
Clare Dawkins (née Crawley) (born March 20, 1981) is an American television personality, best known for her role as the runner-up on the 18th season of
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Clare Quilty may refer to: Clare Quilty, a fictional character in Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita Clare Quilty (group), an American musical group Quilty,
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American actress (born 1962)
Clare Wren (as Helen Claire Wren) is an American actress. She is best known as Rachel Dunn on The Young Riders. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised
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American basketball executive (born 1989)
Clare Duwelius (born April 18, 1989) is an American basketball executive who is the General Manager and Executive Vice President of Unrivaled. Duwelius
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American ballet dancer and instructor (1919–2007)
Natalia Clare (September 3, 1919 – April 8, 2007) was an American ballet dancer and instructor who performed (sometimes as Natalia Conlon) with Ballets
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Clothing companies based in London
Deborah & Clare were bespoke shirtmakers based in London. The business was established by designers Deborah Wood and Clare Bewicke in 1965, working from
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George Clare may refer to: George Adam Clare (1854–1915), Canadian businessman, manufacturer and politician in Preston, Ontario George Clare (writer)
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Title of British nobility
Earl of Clare was a title of British nobility created three times: once each in the peerages of England, Great Britain and Ireland. The title derives
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Market town in Suffolk, England
Clare is a market town and civil parish on the north bank of the River Stour in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Clare is
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Lord Clare may refer to: any of the individuals who have held the title Earl of Clare or Viscount Clare Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent (1702–1788), who
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2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger
genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an artist who has to cope with his frequent absences. Niffenegger
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Historian and medievalist
Clare Stancliffe is a historian and medievalist. She teaches ecclesiastical history in the Departments of History and Theology & Religion at Durham University
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Irish soprano
Clare Celine Quinn is a classical soprano from Galway, Ireland. In 2016 Clare was invited to sing in the world renowned music venue Carnegie Hall, New
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British philosopher
Clare Carlisle is a British philosopher and biographer. She is the author of books on Baruch Spinoza, Søren Kierkegaard, and George Eliot. Clare Carlisle
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Clare Abbott may refer to: Clare Abbott (artist) (1921–2008), British-South African wildlife artist and illustrator Clare Abbott (equestrian) (born 1986)
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British painter
Clare Woods RA is a British painter who lives and works in Hereford in the Welsh borders in the UK. Originally trained as a sculptor, Woods career as
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Italian Roman Catholic saint
Clare of Montefalco (Chiara da Montefalco in Italian), also known as Saint Clare of the Cross, was born in the year of 1268 and died August 18, 1308. She
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American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1928–2012)
Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan
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12th-century monk
Osbert of Clare (also Osbert de Westminster; died in or after 1158) was a monk, elected prior of Westminster Abbey and briefly abbot. He was a prolific
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Australian politician (born 1980)
Clare Ellen O'Neil (born 12 September 1980) is an Australian politician who is the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness since July 2024
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English heiress (1295–1360)
Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare (16 September 1295 – 4 November 1360) was a member of the Anglo-Norman family, de Clare, and heiress to the lordships
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American actress
Clare Foley is an American actress. She is known for playing the roles of Ruby Taylor in Do No Harm, Ashley in Sinister, a young version of Piper in Orange
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Topics referred to by the same term
Clare Harris may refer to: Clare Winger Harris (1891–1968), science fiction writer Clare Harris (anthropologist) (born 1965), British anthropologist and
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English actress (born 1976)
Patti Clare (born 3 March 1976) is a British actress from Manchester, England, best known for playing Mary Taylor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
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English sculptor, journalist and writer
Clare Consuelo Sheridan (née Frewen; 9 September 1885 – 31 May 1970) was an English sculptor, journalist and writer, known primarily for creating busts
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2025 novel by Clare Leslie Hall
Broken Country is a historical fiction novel by British author Clare Leslie Hall. It was published by Hachette UK on 4 March 2025. The novel centers a
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American activist and writer (born 1963)
Eli Clare (born 1963) is an American writer, activist, educator, and speaker. His work focuses on queer, transgender, and disability issues. Clare was
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Irish psychiatrist (1942–2007)
Anthony Ward Clare (24 December 1942 – 28 October 2007) was an Irish psychiatrist and a presenter of radio and television programmes. He was the presenter
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British Labour politician
Luciana Clare Berger, Baroness Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; born 13 May 1981) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree
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British author (1962–2021)
Beatrice Clare Dunkel (born Clare Damaris Bastin; pen names, Mo Hayder and Theo Clare; 2 January 1962 – 27 July 2021) was a British author. Earlier in
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English businesswoman
Clare Hornby OBE (née Griffiths; born 1973) is an English businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of ME+EM. Clare Hornby was born in Oldham, Lancashire
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English-born American artist
Clare Marie Veronica Leighton, sometimes Clara Ellaline Hope Leighton or Clare Veronica Hope Leighton, (12 April 1898 – 4 November 1989) was an English–American
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American actress, writer, and feminist (1834–1874)
Ada Clare (pen names, Clare and Ada Clare; July 1834 – March 4, 1874) was an American actress and writer. Ada Agnes Jane McElhenney was born in Charleston
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American singer, conductor and composer
Clare Shore (born 1954) is an American composer, music educator mezzo-soprano, and conductor. Clare Shore studied composition with Annette LeSiege, voice
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1973 studio album by Art Garfunkel
Angel Clare is the debut solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released on September 11, 1973. It is his highest-charting solo album in the United States
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Viscount Clare was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created twice. The titles of Viscount Clare and Baron Moyarta were conferred on Daniel O'Brien, a
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British chemist and Professor of Chemistry
Dame Clare Philomena Grey DBE FRS is Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of
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British actress (born 1987)
Clare-Hope Ashitey (born 12 February 1987) is a British actress. She attended the Centre Stage School of Performing Arts, Southgate while being educated
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Anglo-Welsh noblewoman (1292–1337)
Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan (October 1292 – 30 June 1337) was a powerful Anglo-Welsh noblewoman who married Hugh Despenser the Younger
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American lawyer
Clare is an American lawyer who specializes in defamation law. Clare and his wife Libby Locke run the law firm Clare Locke LLP. They founded Clare Locke
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Wooded area in County Tipperary, Ireland
The Clare Glens is a wooded area with a path up the red sandstone gorge separated by the banks of the Clare River, which separates counties Tipperary
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Australian politician (born 1972)
Jason Dean Clare (born 22 March 1972) is an Australian politician serving as Minister for Education since 1 June 2022. He is a member of the Australian
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English ecclesiastic (1248–1294)
Bogo de Clare (21 July 1248 – October 1294) was a member of the Anglo-Norman de Clare family, as third son of Richard de Clare (1222–1262), 5th Earl of
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English meteorologist, author, and TV presenter
Clare Lyn Nasir (born 20 June 1970) is an English meteorologist, author, and TV presenter. Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Nasir's family is musical
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House in Atlanta, Georgia
Villa Clare was a house in Atlanta, Georgia located on 2020 Peachtree Road. It was completed in 1916, and was designed by the architect Edward Emmett
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American novelist
Clare Darcy was the pseudonym used by the American novelist Mary Deasy (1914–1978) for her Regency Romance novels, i.e., novels set in Regency England
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City in Michigan, United States
Clare is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located near the center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the city is located mostly in Clare County, while
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Clare Mary Heald (née Harding; 28 August 1895 – 11 March 1973), or as she was to become later when she remarried, Clare Miller, was a well-known horsewoman
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American pop band
Clare and the Reasons is an American pop band led by singer-songwriter Clare Manchon (née Muldaur) and her husband, Olivier Manchon. Clare Muldaur is the
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American actress and singer (born 1992)
Jillian Clare (born July 25, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as pre-teen Abigail "Abby" Deveraux on Days of Our
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British author and former police officer
Clare Mackintosh is a British author and former police officer. Mackintosh went to Royal Holloway University in Surrey, taking a degree in French and
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British civil servant
Clare Cameron (née Caldin; born 5 September 1980) is a British senior civil servant. She has served as Director of Defence Innovation at the Ministry
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Military unit
The Clare's Regiment, later known as Clare's Dragoons, was initially named O'Brien's Regiment after its originator Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare raised
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British actress (1938–2013)
Diane Clare (born Diane Olga Claire Georgine Dirsztay; 8 July 1938 – 21 June 2013) was an English actress. Clare started acting at a young age playing
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British radio series (2004–2019)
Clare in the Community is a British radio comedy series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, starring Sally Phillips as Clare. It was adapted from the comic strip
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Pet form of Latin Clara, CLARETTA means "clear, bright."
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English American Latin Shakespearean
From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear. Famous bearers: George, Duke of...
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English
English : habitational name from places in Staffordshire and Worcestershire named Hanbury, from Old English (æt ðǣm) hēan byrig ‘(at the) high fortress’. In some cases it may also be from Handborough in Oxfordshire, which is named from the Old English byname Hagena or Hana + beorg ‘hill’.Irish (mainly County Galway and County Clare) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinmhire ‘descendant of Ainmhire’, a personal name meaning ‘very wild’, ‘warlike’.
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English : perhaps an altered spelling of Irish Kierse, itself a variant, found in County Clare, of (Mac) Kerrisk, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhiarais ‘son of Fiaras’, Gaelic form of Piers. Compare Ferrick.
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English
English : variant (plural) of Down.Irish (Counties Clare and Limerick) : reduced Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Dubháin (see Doane).
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British, English
Clear; Diminutive of Clarence
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English
English : Clarence was the name of a dukedom created in 1362 for Lionel, third son of Edward III, whose wife was the heiress of Clare in Suffolk. How the name came to be adopted as a surname is uncertain, but it is recorded in 1453; its use as a personal name is not attested until the late 19th century.
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English
English : habitational name from Malborough (Devon) or Marlborough (Wiltshire). The Wiltshire place name is from an unattested Old English personal name Mǣrla or Old English meargealla ‘gentian’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘mound’.Irish : possibly a variant of the County Clare surname Malborough, Marlborough, which MacLysaght considers to be probably an Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Maoilbhearaigh (see Mulberry 2).Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Malburg.
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African, American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Indian, Jamaican, Latin
Clear; Luminous; Famous; One who Lives Near the River Clare; Of Clare; Bright; Name of a Place
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Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from a place the location of which is disputed. Black gives two Scottish options, the first with no explanation, the second being Halley in Deerness, Orkney. Modern Scottish bearers may well get it from the Irish names (see 3 and 4 below).English : in part possibly a habitational name from Hawley in Hampshire, named from Old English heall ‘hall’, ‘large house’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (Counties Waterford and Tipperary) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAilche ‘descendant of Ailche’, possibly from the byname Ailchú meaning ‘gentle hound’. In some cases Halley has been used to replace Mulhall.Irish (County Clare) : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÃille ‘descendant of Ãille’, apparently from áille ‘beauty’, but possibly a variant of Ó hÃinle (see Hanley).
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Irish
Irish : (now mainly Counties Clare and Cork): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Daghnáin ‘descendant of Daghnán’, possibly a diminutive of dagh ‘good’.Irish : variant of Dineen.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Dinan, in Côtes-du-Nord, Brittany.In some cases, possibly an altered spelling of French Dinant, a habitational name from Dinant, a place in the Belgian province of Namur.
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Pet form of English Clare, CLARETTE means "clear, bright."
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English : from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English : from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name HÄward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.English : variant of Ewart 2.Irish : see Fogarty.Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÃomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.The house of Howard, the leading family of the English Roman Catholic nobility, was founded by Sir William Howard or Haward of Norfolk (d. 1308). The family acquired the dukedom of Norfolk by marriage. The first duke of Norfolk of the Howard line was created earl marshal of England by Richard III in 1483, and this office has been held by his succeeding male heirs to the present day. They also hold the earldoms of Suffolk, Berkshire, Carlisle, and Effingham. Henry VIII’s fifth queen, Catherine Howard (?1520–42), was a niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. American Howards include the father and son John Eager Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard of Baltimore, MD, both MD politicians.
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Irish and English
Irish and English : habitational name from Clare in Suffolk (probably named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright’, ‘gentle’, or ‘warm’). One of the first Normans in Ireland (1170–72) was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, better known as ‘Strongbow’, who took his surname from his estate in Suffolk.English : habitational name from Clare in Oxfordshire, named with Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’ + Åra ‘slope’.English : from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Cla(i)re (Latin Clara, from clarus ‘famous’), which achieved some popularity, greater on the Continent than in England, through the fame of St. Clare of Assisi. See also Sinclair.English : occupational name for a worker in clay, for example someone expert in building in wattle and daub, from Middle English clayere, an agent derivative of Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’.
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A medieval name derived from Latin clarus â€clear, bright, famous.†St. Claire, a follower of St. Francis of Assisi, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the “Poor Clares,†has always been very respected in Ireland and the name is still popular today.
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Irish (mainly County Clare)
Irish (mainly County Clare) : shortened form of O’Haugh, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachach ‘descendant of Eochu’, possibly a pet form of Eochaidh, Eachaidh (see Haughey).English : topographic name from Middle English haw, haugh ‘enclosure’ (Old English haga), or a habitational name from a place named with this word such as Haugh in Lincolnshire. Compare Haw.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a nook or hollow, from Middle English haulgh ‘nook’, ‘hollow’, ‘recess’ (Old English h(e)alh; see Hale), or a habitational name from Haulgh in Lancashire, named from this word.
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English
 English form of Latin Clara, CLARE means "clear, bright." Compare with masculine Clare.
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 Short form of English Clarence, CLARE means "illustrious." Compare with feminine Clare.
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English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : occupational name denoting the servant (Middle English man) of a man called Hick. According to Reaney and Wilson, Hickman was also used as a medieval personal name. This surname has long been established in Ireland, notably in County Clare. In the U.S., it could be an altered spelling of German Hickmann, a variant of Hick 4.
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Arthurian
, Arthur's second-best sword.
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